Online retailer Booktopia goes into voluntary administration, customers waiting on unfulfilled orders – ABC News

In short: Australian book retailer Booktopia has gone into voluntary administration.  The company has been trading at a loss for over a year and earlier made 50 staff redundant.  What’s next? Administrators are looking at selling or restructuring the main Booktopia business and its three subsidiaries. Australian online book retailer Booktopia has gone into voluntary…

Major Aussie retailer that boomed during Covid plunged into voluntary administration after mass sackings – Daily Mail

By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 11:03 AEST, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 12:48 AEST, 3 July 2024 Booktopia has been placed into voluntary administration. The grim news for Australia’s largest online bookseller comes just weeks after it announced 50 jobs needed… Read the full article at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13594565/Booktopia-plunges-voluntary-administration.html

Holistic vs piecemeal: the state of review of Australian corporate insolvency laws – Clayton Utz

It has been 33 years since the “recession we had to have” in 1991. Fears that Australia would enter a technical recession during 2023 didnt eventuate. At the time of writing, our economy continues to still be resilient (relying on massive population growth through migration) despite ongoing decreasing consumer sentiment but another year of slow…

Stabilisers suggest Swiss corporate distress will stay in same gear – International Financial Law Review

In early 2024, Switzerland’s GDP continued a moderate growth, mostly due to the service economy. Most conjunctural indicators have stabilised in recent months. The Swiss federal government’s Expert Group on Economic Forecasts therefore expects, in its latest forecast, growth for the Swiss economy in 2024 to be similar to 2023; i.e., a GDP growth rate…

How the new $20,000 personal bankruptcy threshold could affect SME directors – SmartCompany

The involuntary bankruptcy threshold will lift from $10,000 to $20,000, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says, giving debtors more breathing room before their creditors can launch court action. On Monday, Attorney-General Dreyfus said the federal government will introduce a suite of reforms to the bankruptcy system, bringing it up to speed with the contemporary economic landscape. In…

Law reform to lift stigma from bankruptcy, deliver fairer system – The Mandarin

Australia will see a raft of reforms to the national bankruptcy system introduced so that debtors involved in personal insolvency matters receive fairer outcomes. On Monday, Attorney-General (A-G) Mark Dreyfus said key changes would lift the stigma associated with filing for bankruptcy. The changes include increasing the timeframe in which a debtor may respond to…

Holistic vs piecemeal: the state of review of Australian corporate insolvency laws – Clayton Utz

It has been 33 years since the “recession we had to have” in 1991. Fears that Australia would enter a technical recession during 2023 didnt eventuate. At the time of writing, our economy continues to still be resilient (relying on massive population growth through migration) despite ongoing decreasing consumer sentiment but another year of slow…

Stabilisers suggest Swiss corporate distress will stay in same gear – International Financial Law Review

In early 2024, Switzerland’s GDP continued a moderate growth, mostly due to the service economy. Most conjunctural indicators have stabilised in recent months. The Swiss federal government’s Expert Group on Economic Forecasts therefore expects, in its latest forecast, growth for the Swiss economy in 2024 to be similar to 2023; i.e., a GDP growth rate…

ARYZA appoints experienced insolvency practitioner – Insolvency News Online

Advertorial ARYZAs new head of corporate insolvency, Tom OConnor. Aryza, a leading provider of financial software solutions, announces the appointment of Tom OConnoras its Head of Corporate Insolvency. With an extensive career spanning over a decade in the insolvency sector and a proven track record in product development and client engagement, Tom brings invaluable experience…

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) inaugurates sixth batch of its flagship Post Graduate Insolvency Programme (PGIP) – PIB

Posted On: 09 JUL 2024 7:56PM by PIB Delhi The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, inaugurated the sixth batch of its flagship Post Graduate Insolvency Programme (PGIP) in Manesar, on 8th July 2024. The ceremony was graced by distinguished luminaries including Honble Justice Sh .S. Ravindra Bhat, Judge, Supreme Court…